CBJ
3–5
PIT
Final · L
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 4-8-4
3–5
FinalL
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 8-6-0
1ST2ND3RDT
CBJ
26013111330
PIT
112112317541
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Blue Jackets trail the season series 0–1
CBJ 4-8-4 · PIT 8-6-0 · First meeting this season — the Blue Jackets trail the season series 0–1
Blue Jackets fell to the Penguins
Chances were even (3.5 to 3.4 expected goals); the Blue Jackets lost 3–5. An empty-net goal padded the final score; it was a one-goal game until then.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
Chances were close: 3.5 expected goals to 3.4, on 30 and 41 shots on goal.
CBJ 3.5 xG · 30 shots
PIT 3.4 xG · 41 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
1.2 · 1.0
2nd
1.2 · 1.2
3rd
1.0 · 1.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Sidney Crosby · 1st 04:10 · 0–1 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2
Kirill Marchenko · 1st 10:29 · 1–1 · backhand shot off the rush, a good chance (19%)
3
Egor Chinakhov · 1st 19:28 · 2–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 07:04 · 2–2 · snap shot, a good chance (22%)
5
Erik Karlsson · 3rd 08:40 · 2–3 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
6
Alexandre Texier · 3rd 11:45 · 3–3 · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
7
Sidney Crosby · 3rd 14:28 · 3–4 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
8
Sidney Crosby · 3rd 19:23 · 3–5 · snap shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blue Jackets win 51.
CBJ 51%PIT 49%
Goals and penalties
8 goals · 0 penalties← Blue Jackets shoot this way
Penguins shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Sidney Crosby · 1st 04:10 · 0–1
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2
Kirill Marchenko · 1st 10:29 · 1–1
Backhand shot off the rush, a good chance (19%)
3
Egor Chinakhov · 1st 19:28 · 2–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 07:04 · 2–2
Snap shot, a good chance (22%)
5
Erik Karlsson · 3rd 08:40 · 2–3
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
6
Alexandre Texier · 3rd 11:45 · 3–3
Wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
7
Sidney Crosby · 3rd 14:28 · GWG · 3–4
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
8
Sidney Crosby · 3rd 19:23 · EN · 3–5
Snap shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
6
Sean Kuraly, Justin Danforth · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–3
No penalties
Goaltending
36/40 saves · 4 GA · 3.4 xGA
Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
27/30 saves · 3 GA · 3.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
